Our mission is to cross boundaries and break down barriers, to build bridges that bring people to the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$328K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$328K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $718K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2022▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2022▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $1.4M Management & general 27% · $618K Fundraising 13% · $292K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $328K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$143,571Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$104,504Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$79,825Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicolas Vujicic’s $118K as President and CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicolas Vujicic$117,677$137,596$137,600$143,571$148,288$149,693
David Gavrilovic$110,985$103,887$108,098$104,504$83,064$92,637
Amy Grandpre—————$101,584
Jay Smith$56,055$67,548$52,492$79,825$60,394—
Jay Smith Partial Year—————$41,258

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Digital Ministry LWL is sharing the good news with millions through the power of technology. We host and produce live, main-stream media and digital media events worldwide. In 2022, our social media platforms reached an average of over 270,000,000 followers; Tik Tok views reached 240,000,000.

$538Kprogram expense
02

Live Events and Live StreamsLWL has reached millions of people at Live Events. Our goal is to saturate the world with the Gospel and unite the body of Jesus Christ through the life and testimony of Nick Vujicic.

$496Kprogram expense
03

Prison Ministry The LWL Prison Ministry team has shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ through chapels, providing evangelism and discipleship tools to inmates in prisons and jails nationwide. In 2022, our team shared the gospel and the Free in My Faith curriculum with over 9,700 inmates across 51 facilities-- of those 5,200 made 1st time…

$255Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$618K
Fundraisingcol D$292K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$588K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$250$250
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$486K$327K$98K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$662K$378K$215K$69K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$162K$86K$59K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$34K$17K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$212K$189K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$271
Office expensesLn 13$42K$3K$38K$78
Information technologyLn 14$123K$74K$20K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$34K$16K$6K
TravelLn 17$158K$128K$7K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$581$1K
InterestLn 20$148$148
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$190K$116K$40K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$7K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$26K$14K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.4M$618K$292K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.1M$71K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.4M$177K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$3.2M−$636K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.7M$2.3M−$582K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.0M$1.2M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$2.0M−$327K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,744,005 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,000,007$1,584,923
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $150,195$162,019
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,971$4,892
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,781−$7,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,120,392$1,744,005
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,484$8,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,205,757$1,366,980
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $757,949$950,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,969,190$2,325,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,151,202−$581,873
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,744,005 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,350 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$156,977
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,427,946
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,584,923
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,019$162,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,061$1,061
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $500$500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,831$3,831
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,679−$13,679
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,618$1,744,005
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,325,878 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,250$8,250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $250$250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $327,145 · Management $98,057 · Fundraising $60,857$486,059
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $377,616 · Management $215,499 · Fundraising $68,521$661,636
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,375 · Management $59,375 · Fundraising $16,087$161,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,009 · Management $17,117 · Fundraising $6,322$57,448
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,850$22,850
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,419$27,419
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,331 · Management $22,187$211,518
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,578 · Management $271$3,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,306 · Management $38,397 · Fundraising $78$41,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $74,492 · Management $20,027 · Fundraising $28,753$123,272
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,455 · Management $16,474 · Fundraising $6,248$57,177
IX-17 TravelPrograms $128,444 · Management $7,064 · Fundraising $22,502$158,010
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $581 · Management $1,429$2,010
IX-20 InterestManagement $148$148
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $115,799 · Management $40,433 · Fundraising $33,889$190,121
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,568 · Management $16,571$23,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,817 · Management $14,327 · Fundraising $48,960$89,104
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,416,016 · Management $617,645 · Fundraising $292,217$2,325,878
Part X · Balance sheet $2,156,815 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,189$587,608
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,807,980$1,330,541
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,044
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,665$34,744
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,301$32,823
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $316,500$168,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,699,635$2,156,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,327$177,380
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138,327$177,380
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,561,308$1,979,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,561,308$1,979,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,699,635$2,156,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,979,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,744,005
XI-2 Total expenses$2,325,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$581,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,561,308
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,979,435

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